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    Hi, Just found this in a box of my grandads old tools, not sure what type of hone it is can anyone help out?. Probably just an old oil stone. Cleaned it up and it is very smooth all sides with what looks like a speckle in it. Grey Blue dry and near black when wet. Also produces a slurry.

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    Sorry forgot to say origin was from UK

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    Looks like a slate type to me.

    The UK has a lot of places that produce decent slates for hones. There was a big slate industry running from Wales and Cornwall. This doesn't mean that the stone actually came from the UK. The problem with standard coloured slates is they appear in lots of places worldwide. And without identification marks like colour and inclusions you have no chance to even guess the origin.

    Slates also have huge differences in the final finish. So you will only know by using it and comparing it to a modern synthetic if it is a razor grade finishing stone. The vast majority of slates I have come in somewhere between 3 and 6K. You can finish on them but the shave from the rock is pretty rough. Using pastes after the slate can fix that. I find it acceptable in most cases for knives and tools. Modern synthetics like the Naniwa 12K have eclipsed slates both in speed and finish. Oil makes the finish better, but it also makes them slower.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Iceni View Post
    Looks like a slate type to me.

    The UK has a lot of places that produce decent slates for hones. There was a big slate industry running from Wales and Cornwall. This doesn't mean that the stone actually came from the UK. The problem with standard coloured slates is they appear in lots of places worldwide. And without identification marks like colour and inclusions you have no chance to even guess the origin.

    Slates also have huge differences in the final finish. So you will only know by using it and comparing it to a modern synthetic if it is a razor grade finishing stone. The vast majority of slates I have come in somewhere between 3 and 6K. You can finish on them but the shave from the rock is pretty rough. Using pastes after the slate can fix that. I find it acceptable in most cases for knives and tools. Modern synthetics like the Naniwa 12K have eclipsed slates both in speed and finish. Oil makes the finish better, but it also makes them slower.
    Thank you, great information have a few old razors which i will have a go with 👍

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    If you have not done so already send one of your blades out to be pro honed. It'll give you a benchmark for sharpness.

    In the UK we have a few people who can do that.

    Celtic crusader and Gary Haywood can do it.

    Gary also has a small webshop that sells a few items that might be of interest. There is a gold dollar razor he sells that is already pro honed for £20 delivered. Gold dollars are known to be decent enough razors for shaving, but ugly, cheap, and problematic with grind when new. Gary deals with the initial problems so what you get is a cheap razor that should work. Buying one also gives you a cheap razor you have no fear of damaging. Meaning learning to hone with one isn't going to damage a good razor.

    The Straight Razor Specialist - Razor Sharpening, Honing, Whetstones and Strops. Razor Sharpening UK, Razor Honing UK, Razor Sharpening Nottingham, Razor Honing Nottingham

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    Thanks again and agree some great advice, I have sent out my razors for pro hone. Thanks again some absolute top gentlemen on this forum. 👍

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    What are the measurements of the hone?

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